Why Your Words in the ER Are as Critical as Your Meds | Dr. Bram Duffee, Paramedic

Описание: 🚨 Patients in medical emergencies enter a HYPNOTIC STATE—and most providers don't know it.
Dr. Bram Duffee isn't your typical academic. He's a critical care paramedic working 72-hour weeks on Houston ambulances while teaching communication at Kennesaw State University and researching first responder behavioral health. With 25 years in the field, starting at age 14 when he saved a life in rural Kentucky.

Bram bridges the gap between frontline EMS and cutting-edge research.

His latest book, Hypnotic Communication in Emergency Medical Settings, became Amazon's #1 new release in Emergency Medicine. In this episode, he shares why the words we use with patients aren't just important—they're clinical interventions.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
✅ The hypnotic state patients enter during emergencies (and why it matters)
✅ How the nocebo effect causes harm through negative language
✅ Instant rapport-building techniques for crisis situations
✅ Why therapeutic communication should be in every protocol
✅ The hidden PTSD crisis among paramedics and first responders
✅ The desperate need for EMS research funding in America
✅ Communication strategies that directly improve patient outcomes

ABOUT DR. BRAM DUFFEE:

PhD in Human Development, MA in Human & Organizational Systems, MS in Speech Communication
25+ years as a paramedic (one of the youngest licensed at age 19)
Assistant Professor of Communication, Kennesaw State University
Faculty, First Responder Behavioral Health Institute (frbhi.com)
Author: Hypnotic Communication in Emergency Medical Settings (#1 Amazon bestseller)
Published researcher in Social Science & Medicine and Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Research Fellow, Institute for Social Innovation, Fielding Graduate University

💬 What's one thing a provider said that stuck with you during a critical moment? Drop it in the comments.

👉 RESOURCES:

First Responder Behavioral Health Institute: https://frbhi.com/
Dr. Duffee's faculty page: https://facultyweb.kennesaw.edu/bduff...

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